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2 injured in 4-vehicle crash on I-91 in Holyoke

91 accident, car towed.

One of the four vehicles involved in crash Thursday evening on I-91 near exit 17 is towed from the scene. The crash injured two and closed the highway for 90 minutes.
(Photo courtesy of CBS 3 Springfield)

HOLYOKE - Two people were injured in a four-vehicle crash Thursday evening on Interstate 91 northbound near Exit 17 .

The accident, occurring in the heart of the evening commute, brought all northbound traffic on I-91 to a halt about 90 minutes. The highway was shut down by state police, and all traffic was detoured at exit 17, according to state police.

The highway was reopened at about 6:50 p.m., said trooper Nicole Morrell of the State Police Media Relations Bureau.

She said two people suffered injuries in the crash and were taken by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.

Condition reports were not available but Morrell said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Their names were not disclosed to the press.

The Holyoke Fire Department was dispatched to the scene to assist in removing injured from the wreckage.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, she said.

She could not estimate the length of the traffic jam along the highway following the accident, but said it was considerable.